Getty / The Atlantic America’s fault lines are showing. As my colleague Joe Pinsker put it last week, there are really two pandemics: One will be disruptive and frightening to its victims, but thanks to their existing advantages and lucky near misses with the virus, they will likely emerge …
Read More »NASCAR Driver Kyle Larson Fired For Using N-Word
NASCAR star Kyle Larson has been fired from his team for using the n-word on a hot mic for thousands to hear, TMZ reports. The racecar driver has been let go by Chip Ganassi Racing after facing outrage for using the slur during a virtual racing event broadcast on the …
Read More »This Black-Owned Tutoring Company Is Offering Free Online Instruction For Students K-12
(iStock) The global spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has resulted in different states issuing mandatory lockdowns causing all businesses deemed “non-essential” to close their doors. Over 700,000 jobs have been lost and the economic turmoil has had catastrophic effects on small business owners leading to a record-making number …
Read More »Kamala Harris Introduces New Bill Requiring Racial Data Collection On COVID-19 Testing
Sen. Kamala Harris at the 2019 Women of Power Summit (Black Enterprise) The global COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus pandemic, has had a serious effect on the black community. Almost 70% of new cases in major cities such as Chicago and Milwaukee are African Americans. Political leaders and civil rights …
Read More »California Teen’s Suicide Was Likely Over Stress From Coronavirus Lockdown, Mom Says
A California teen may have killed herself due to stress from the coronavirus lockdown. 15-year-old Jo’Vianni “Jo” Smith was found dead at her Stockton home after she hung herself last week. The teen’s mother told Fox 40 News that her daughter showed no signs of being suicidal, but believes …
Read More »#ObamaCommencement2020: Twitter Begs Obama to Serve as National Coronavirus Commencement Speaker
Photo: Eduardo Munoz (Getty Images) This story shows how well-respected and beloved Former President Barack Obama remains among people who believe Colin Kaepernick kneeling is worse than COVID-19. It is proof that a large swath of America can all come together for one uniform goal: Making Donald Trump mad as …
Read More »Black barbers must matter for the economy to really recover
(Photo: Adobe Stock) As COVID-19 forces Americans to social distance, not having access to a barber or stylist is compelling many people to do interesting things with their hair. These barbers-in-training as well as the people they attempt to shape up are learning how difficult it is to execute a …
Read More »Alabama Detective Shot & Killed Girlfriend After Catching Her Having an Affair With Male Detective
A veteran Birmingham police detective is facing serious charges after she was arrested for shooting and killing her girlfriend who she’d caught having an affair with a male detective. On Friday night (Apr. 10), police responded to an alert from the city’s gunfire detection system and found a woman …
Read More »Vermont’s Great Experiment
The new hospital started life as the Champlain Valley Exposition Center, three buildings amounting to 74,000 square feet, not too far from I-89 and accessible from a number of other hospitals off the highway. This had been a place for kids’ soccer and lacrosse games, antique expos and quilt shows …
Read More »Tiny Harris On Status Of T.I.'s Relationship With Deyjah
T.I. and his daughter Deyjah Harris went through a rocky patch last year, after Tip made comments about his daughter’s virginity during an interview. In November, during a since-deleted episode of the podcast Ladies Like Us, the rapper said that he escorts Deyjah, 18, on “yearly trips to the gynecologist” …
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